Planning

The process of setting goals, developing strategies,

and outlining tasks and schedules to accomplish the
goals.
Planning is deciding in advance what to do, how to

do and who is to do it. Planning bridges the gap

between where we are to, where we want to go. It
makes possible things to occur which would not
otherwise occur.
Health care Planning
Orderly process of
defining community health problems,
identifying unmet needs and
 surveying resources to meet them,
establishing priority goals, that are realistic and feasible
and
projecting administrative action to accomplish the
purpose of proposed programs
Elements
Objectives
Policies
Programs
Schedules
Budget
Planning cycle
Planning cycle
Planning cycle
1. Analysis of the health situation
1. Population
2. Statistics of morbidity and mortality
3. Epidemiology
4. Medical care facilities
5. Manpower (HR)
6. Attitudes and beliefs
2. Establishment of objectives and goals
1. It should be set by a person having authority.
2. The goal should be realistic.
3. It should be specific.
4. Acceptability
5. Easily measurable
3. Assessment of resources
1. Manpower
2. Money
3. Materials
4. Skills and knowledge
5. Technical needs
4. Fixing priorities
What determines priorities?

5. Write formulated plans

1. Detailed detecting input and output
2. Contained working guidance for execution
3. Evaluation should be built in
6. Programming and implantation
1. Assign and fix responsibilities
2. Define roles and tasks
3. Selection, training, motivation and supervision
4. Organization and communication
5. Efficiency of health institutions
7. Monitoring
continues process of observing, recording and
reporting on the activities of the organization or
project

8. Evaluation
measures the degree to which objectives and targets
are fulfilled and the quality of results obtained
Dictated by
Central policies
National policies
Local health need (HNA)
Man power
Pressure
Local
National
Politocal
Planning is for tomorrow

Planning includes 3 steps

Plan formulation
Execution
Evaluation
No planning No Development